Analyze the current status of disease patterns and health risks of people in Thanh Khe district (TK group) residing near areas where Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin was stored in Da Nang airport compared with people in Son Tra district (ST group - control group), Da Nang city. A cross-sectional descriptive study. This is a survey of 402 families residing in the TK group and 400 ones residing in the ST group. Subjects in the age group 45–69 accounted for a high proportion, of which women accounted for the majority, the residence time was stable and long, mainly over 15 years in both groups. People in the TK group had direct and indirect exposure to AO/dioxin accounted for a higher proportion than in the ST group. The incidence of some diseases that are recommended to be related to AO/dioxin such as hypertension (33.6%), diabetes mellitus (8.96%), and other diseases: stomach (23.0%), joints (40.3%), ear-nose-throat (ENT, 11.2%), urinary system (7.21%) compared with the ST group. Exposure to AO/dioxin has changed the disease pattern and increased some diseases in people residing near areas where AO/dioxin was previously stored.

Analyze the current status of disease patterns and health risks of people in Thanh Khe district (TK group) residing near areas where Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin was stored in Da Nang airport compared with people in Son Tra district (ST group - control group), Da Nang city. A cross-sectional descriptive study. This is a survey of 402 families residing in the TK group and 400 ones residing in the ST group. Subjects in the age group 45–69 accounted for a high proportion, of which women accounted for the majority, the residence time was stable and long, mainly over 15 years in both groups. People in the TK group had direct and indirect exposure to AO/dioxin accounted for a higher proportion than in the ST group. The incidence of some diseases that are recommended to be related to AO/dioxin such as hypertension (33.6%), diabetes mellitus (8.96%), and other diseases: stomach (23.0%), joints (40.3%), ear-nose-throat (ENT, 11.2%), urinary system (7.21%) compared with the ST group. Exposure to AO/dioxin has changed the disease pattern and increased some diseases in people residing near areas where AO/dioxin was previously stored.